Shadowgraph-machine.



Wl J. CORBETT.

SHADOWGRAPH MAGHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 24, 1913.

Patent@ June 2, 19M@ 2 SHEETSWSIEET l.

W. J. GRBETT.

SHADOWGRAPH MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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To 03510710111 if /mj/ comcrn lic ii; known that l, iVicSiLn'i' J. (loncn'rix n citizen oi the Uniieil Waitec, residing :it i)eiioii1.in ihe county of "nync unil litni'o 'olf liiichignin have invented cci'inin new :mil

useful Improvements in lihzn'iowgi'iipli-Ma chilien; and l do hereby Liechiic ihe ioliowing to be a foil, cicn", and clinch ciesciipision of the invention, such. as will enable @theirs skilled in the crt to which ii; appeiitiiinss it@ nnilic anni nso the saine. i

This invention coinpi'cliendc inipiovcinens in shadoii'gi'iiph machines and isolates more particularly io n inzichinc Whcrcby n.. shadow muyl be piojcctcdnpon n scieen ci. other sin'Fncc incl moved 5o ns to profincc a moving nii-iure.

(lne of the objects ei"- ihc invention is io provide :i machine of ihn; nature which. chilli be of simpleconstruction, easy to opcmte, :mil very practical.

Anoih-w :incl inoi'e Spcciiic objcct oi? the invention resides in the provision ci' :i shed mvg-mph including c snppoitinggf siii'nciin'c, n movable Wcb o1.' iinLhziving opiqno poi'- (zionfi which foi'n shndown representing dif-f ferent Scenes und objects, :imi ineiinn .for winding Huid web from one ioli to enoihei.

With these sind other objects in View, ns will become inoi'c apparent as "the descrip tion. prccceds, ibo invention consists in cci1d triin novci features: oi' construction, combinii tion, and arrangement of parie, ns will be licrcincfici clescii'ibed and ciaime For ii. complete understanding ci? my' in. Venifion, ire/:ference 'to be inici to the ci'ioviing; fiescripiion imei acccinpcnyiz'ig di'iiwings, in whichIIA iiigurc l is c, front elevation of mylnni.- chinc, Fig. 2. is fin cnd clcvmion, Figi'. ES is n naar elevation of my niiiciiinc., liiigjn is `mcinis,' 6 designates,

:i section tniien on the plano ci' linc ifm-Ji oi. Figi E, Fig. 5 is n. section taken on the 'piane of .line 5-ii ci: lg. 3, anni, Fig. (i is n doniil peii'sncciyivc 'View ci' one jpei'i; ci the machine to be hci'einni'tci' described.

Reiieiiing in detail to ille drawings by nugcnoirclljy, :i supporting sti'ucini'e ci' tiiblc having' n izo i of i'ccnr gi-ihn. shape, to ifhe under side of which adjacent the enfin thereof :we Sccinfcd the cross pieces 8. The Sheives ci* siippci'is 9 and 10 'are secured io the icm' ciigcn @he liep 7 by Ineens of the ve tical ineini'ie's 1l, find :i1-e iiepefied in :i horizontal pinne below the .f si'n'ifzicc ci the top. These shelves iw coniilinin iwi; :sinn-t fini" licnci n, siigiii: iiiw innen :wound ihn omis, o izhe iop "i". ii-cgn iZ conncci'eii by the cnosc bziis 12", snipioi'i; the iop :ind shcivcn and :icc braced by i'iie Sinni@ Lei. iii ironic coininricingi ionic npiigi'iis i5 cci'inccicii :it their upper ends by it-iic ionni imiinni bni's iii cnil einen bars l?, snppoiieii upon iie ambie iiiioife the sinne.

Rolin or spcoin anni 19 :irc {infovhficel iiriiving; trnni'iions @ii iioiincci upon Llieii" up nei: cinici which ennemi thiougii cpcniiiin 21A foi-nici in ii'ic cion@ imite i7 ci ine iinnie The lcvvci cncisi ci the i'ciis :ne mipjpoicii s 22' emi iihwhich brive neiiiiwcii ionic oi iizic colicm '.iiic-sc chains exicno nto nii mech Sii :i shaft 317 which eiticnfis; iin'onigh :i licaning 3i? mounted noon the shci it i0. cinni inni die in cecnrcii izo the other cinici ci* *che sitini't 3i whereby the iniziai mcy "no weinte@ so sis izo censo iz'iic web Si to Wind upon the @poni or mii i9. This Wcii ci: iiiin is iiiiinefl ci come iiicnsijmi'cna nmiciinl :incl cini'ic the light poniixicnecl behind hc web. iii

fleshed, slides may be need in pince of the .iin oi: web.

lin opciziiion iiiic machine is ni-nioned bciiinii n, cioth vsciccn and n. iigii' pincoii so finito chine agi'ainsifiiic web sind throw shadows noon ihn siciccn. iliy roi-,ating the spccis so :is io cinico ilic web to Winti upon one o1' i'iiien'ia the shni'iows 'wiii move across the screen and give 'i'ie nppcfiliince of n iengiiiniii'cii niet 353iy chown by iiic iio'ttcii u lines in Fig. 2.

From the loiccoing description inkcn in connection With the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a simple, practical, and cheaply manufactured shadowgraph machine which may be operated so as to furnish amusement for many spectators..

It is to be understood that While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of inyinvention, I do not Wish to be limited to this exact construction, combination, and arrangeinent of parts, but may make such changes as will fall within the spiritand scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, l claim r- 1. In .a machine of the character described, a support-ing structure, a skelet-on frame formed above the same, a pair of spools having trunnions formed upon their upper ends and sockets formed in their lower ends, said sockets being,` received Within openings formed in said frame, a pair of revoluble shafts journaled in the supporting structure, and extending into the sockets formed in said spools5 a web connected to the spools land adapted to be Wound from one t0 the other, said web being transparent vand formed with opaque portions, and means for rotating the spools.

2. In a machine of the character described, a table, shelves secured to the rear edge of the table top and disposed in a plane below the same, a frame Work supported above the table, a pair of spools having trunnionsI formed upon their upper ends, the frame Work being formed with openings to receiveI said trunnions, a pair of shafts having* their upper ends squared,

qceases the lower ends of the spools beingformed with sockets to receive said squared portions of the' shafts, the shafts being journaled vertically in openings formed in the shelves, a bevel gear rigidly secured to one of said shafts, a third shaft having a bevel gear secured thereto and meshing with said first mentioned gear, means for'rotating the last mentioned shaft, and a web secured. at its ends to said spools.

s. ln a machine of the character described, a. table having a top disposed in a horizontal plane, shelves secured to the rear edge of said top and disposed in a plane below the saine, a traine Work supported above the table, a pair of vertical spools having trunnions formed upon their upper ends and squared sections in their lower ends, a :traine Work being formed With openings to receive said trunnicns, a pair of vertical shafts journaled Within openings formed Within said shelves, the shafts being formed with squared upper ends for receptionwithin said sockets, means for re-4 tarding the rotation oi' one of the shafts, a bevel wear secured to the other shafts, a third shaft, a bevel gear rigid with the third shaft and ineshino with the bevel gear, means for revolving the last mentioned shaft, and a web adapted to be Wound from one spool to the other, said Web being transparent and formed with opaque portions.

ln testimony whereof l aiiX my signature in presence of t-Wo Witnesses'.

WESLEY J. CORBETT. Witnesses FRANK L. Emmi?, TV. Savane, 

